Dr. Sakura was born in Seattle, Washington. He is of
Japanese heritage, but is a third generation American. He attended high school and college in the mid-west. Both his undergraduate and
medical degrees were obtained from Northwestern University in Chicago. His plastic surgery training was at the University of Rochester
Medical School in Rochester, New York. After completing residency, Dr. Sakura served in the Air Force and was stationed in Seoul, Korea.
He was a Deputy Medical Director of the African Inland Mission in Kenya, East Africa for five years. He was also a lecturer and consultant
in plastic surgery at the University of Nairobi Medical School. Dr. Sakura moved to New Mexico where he was an Assistant Professor for two
years. He entered private practice in 1979 and has been in practice in the current location for 25 years.
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Surgery, #19831, 12/18/73
American Board of Plastic Surgery, #2004, 04/28/78
American Board of Plastic Surgery-Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, #125, 09/10/90
MEMBERSHIPS:
American College of Surgeons, 10/20/77
American Association for Hand Surgery, 10/17/81
American Society of Plastic & Resonstructive Surgeons, #3484, 11/02/83
Lipoplasty Society, 04/01/96
New Mexico Medical Society
Greater Albuquerque Medical Association
National Board of Medical Examiners, #84177, 07/01/66
Rocky Mountain Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
EDUCATION:
University of Rochester Medical School, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York: Plastic Surgery resident and Chief
resident
07/01/72 - 06/30/74
University of Colorado Medical School, Denver, Colorado, General Surgery resident and Senior resident 07/01/69 - 06/30/72
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri: General Surgery resident, 07/01/66 through 09/30/67; Surgical intern 07/01/65 - 06/30/66
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois: Elected to the A.O.A. Honorary Society,
Graduated seventh in class of 114 students, 06/12/65
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois: Dean's List / B.S. Chemistry, 06/16/62
PUBLICATIONS:
Medical Olympics-Editorial, New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter, October, 1984 (Non-clinical)
Weatherly-White,R.C.,Sakura,C.Y.
Basal Cell Carcinoma-Comparison of Treatment Modalities, PRS 63:422
Submucous Cleft Palate, PRS 4:297 March, 1972 |